Abstrakt
This article is based upon Gillmor's ""journalism as a conversation"" conceptual framework, moving away from the more traditional concept of journalism as a ""lecture"". By using the method of social network analysis combined with digital methods approach, the research will focus on some important elements within journalists' communication style on Twitter.
Analysis will be oriented on journalists' communication patterns (comparing conversational and promotional character of tweets), hyperlink usage, mutual relationships with others actors of Czech Twitter (politicians, bloggers, other journalists and media professionals, ""ordinary"" users). The aim of the study is to provide a country- specific case study of journalists' presence on Twitter.
And respond to proliferating issues causing uncertainty about this microblogging platform within journalism practice.